The races were the origins, according to legend, when the Olympic Games Hercules established the rush Stadium (192m).
The Greeks fought the various forms namely:
- L92m the stadium, it was a sprint to the extent of a back of the stadium.
- The Diaulio, two laps around the stadium.
- Horse riding with the 740m, reaching 4.440m distance running.
- The Hóplito, armed race, the athlete praised and glorified the warrior.
In Greek games the race was part of his main evidence was that the Pentathlon (running, disc, javelin, jump
distance and fight).
The Greeks possessed coaches races that were called Xistarcas.
The most famous race was known as the marathon, which immortalized the figure of the Greek soldier Fidípedes, who rushed for
Marathon to Athens to tell his people the victory of Miltiades, Greek general, about the attacker Dario, Persian general.
The faithful messenger fulfill the order received, without stopping the
running 42Km and only had time to arrive, according to legend, to say
"Win" then dropping dead.
In 1924, the route was set to 42,195 meters as the officer.
Several developments have suffered races.
In 1864 was held at 1 ° hurdling.
Creativity has raised officiated and other races such
as the "cross country" and the "steeple-chase".
In 1868, WBCurtis, American athlete used the shoes with nails inspired Indians sprinters hunters
leopards.
The rays began to be marked with a line on the floor and a cord to a 20cm soil.
In 1888 the American Sherrye invented the game crouched.
The races began to be timed, as was done in the
horse racing where this process started.
In 1912 the relays first appeared in the Olympic Games
In 1934 showed the starting blocks in order to prevent the holes made on the track.
In 1964 it became official electrical timing.
In 1968 the ski tartam were adopted in the Olympics.
In the eighteenth century was drafted in the first professional races due bets.
The professional runners
stemmed the messengers of aristocrats.
Source: Athletics
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